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OK - special evening 4 person table, the restaurant not packed but not empty. The menu difficult, the food not memorable, the service spotty, the prices high. Honestly, for the money spent I should have gone to a truly memorable venue. They are trying to have the status of Chanterelle or Le Bernadin - sadly they are not nearly on thesame level. Would not even go back for free.

the food is good, but the portions are sooo small, you need $200 a person to even get half full. beautiful and romantic place, but when the best food value is the free donuts from the dessert cart at the end, you know something is wrong

enjoyed everything we ordered. Our waitress was excellent and very pleasing. Appetizers were excellent as was our main courses. We didn't order dessert, but we ordered coffee and were given complimentary biscottis. Which were the perfect ending to our meal. As a note another waitress was preparing a dessert for which was only available through the tasting menu and when I asked my waitress she gave us a sample. That was very nice of her we thought. Service was impeccable. Loved it would recommend it.

I am surprised to be reading the so-so/average reviews – I LOVED Del Posto! It was one of the BEST meals in my life!!! I went last week with my father and we sat on the more casual, lighter, less expensive side of the restaurant. We both sampled the 5 course $45 fixed menu. We ordered different items so we really had tastes of 10 different outstanding plates. The food was AMAZING . . . we eat out all the time. We had a great time and meal in the beautiful restaurant! Everything from the music to the wait staff was perfect! In fact, my father is taking my mother back to Del Posto for their 30th anniversary – he just made the reservation. I recommend this GREAT restaurant. I will be back!! Yes, $45 may sound steep at first, but the FOOD is worth it!

The pasta and main courses were outstanding - so good that we could have licked the plates; however, the bland and tasteless first course salad and the less than exciting desserts were a disappointment. In addition, the service left something to be desired. We could have done without the waiter's silly fake Italian speaking (only to admit when questioned by an Italian speaker in our party who noticed his grammatical errors, that he was really from Mexico and just pretending - come on). In addition the excessive $25 per glass of wine charge was ridiculous (especially since we ordered the "tasting" glass and the waiter mistakenly brought the full glass and then only said "sorry" when we questioned him when the bill arrived). Seems like a gimmic to up the bill - given the prices that they charge, this was unnecessary. Despite these criticisms we would return, but will be careful the next time around.

I hate lamb, but Batali's chefs make it so good. The food is overpriced, we ordered a small bowl of pasta that cost 30-40 bucks. Everything was in small portions. But you do get real full. They have complimentary dessert and the wine list is soooo expensive. Come here if you want to waste money and enjoy the beautiful atmosphere.

My experience was disappointing, to say the least. I have been to all of Batali's restaurants in NYC and this one just does not compare to the rest, at all, and yet it is one of the most expensive. Why? Otto, Casa Mono, and of course, Babbo, are much, much better choices. However, what was most disappointing was the service, in particular the hosts. Forget even a simple "service with a smile", I felt like I was in a caricatured SNL sketch of NYC rudeness. We were practically ignored, our reservations were effectively worthless since we had to wait more than 45 minutes for our table! The couple we were with wanted to walk out, but I was such a fan of Batali I begged us to stay. Big mistake. Save your time and your money -- pick a better place.